Chargers stadium week in review: Book of Eli

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay took to his blog (What? A mayor with a blog? Hey, San Diego's four high-profile mayoral candidates, you see that?) to call the proposal that the Rams received "a good and credible one" and make a few other points about it.

It meets the terms of the lease both in deadline and in substance.

I want to make my position on paying for enhancements to the Dome clear: new local public dollars spent to make the facility “top tier” will be subject to the prior vote of the people. If the CVC gets an agreement with the Rams, YOU will get the final say.

Maybe San Diego's four high-profile mayoral candidates will take note of that, too.

In Minnesota, which is quickly becoming the land of 10,000 stadium plans, yet another new stadium plan is being fast-tracked, Mike Kaszuba of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.

Let me break it down Q&A style. Where would the stadium be built? Alongside the Metrodome. When would the plan be done? This week. What’s the plan for the plan? That it go to the state Legislature in time for a spring vote. How would construction be paid for? In part, allowing electronic pull tabs (Internet gambling) in bars. Anything else interesting? Yes, the team is formally contesting whether they have to play at the Metrodome next year; the team says it doesn’t.

In closing, for those still lamenting the Chargers inability to make the playoffs the past couple seasons, take heart. There is an upside to that. Better said, there’s a downside to making the playoffs. Fresh off their first-ever playoff appearance, the Houston Texans have announced they are raising ticket prices. They’ll increase an average of 8.5 percent.

Some parting gifts.

For you hard-core NFL fans who are already going through withdrawals, this reminder.